text_original: It would seem, however, that Eleanor's friends were determined to efface in some degree the scandal which their unwise haste had occasioned, and they retaliated by spreading reports injurious to the character of the prioress.
text_transcription: IT WOULD SEEM HOWEVER THAT ELEANOR'S FRIENDS WERE DETERMINED TO EFFACE IN SOME DEGREE THE SCANDAL WHICH THEIR UNWISE HASTE HAD OCCASIONED AND THEY RETALIATED BY SPREADING REPORTS INJURIOUS TO THE CHARACTER OF THE PRIORESS
phonemes: ɪt wʊd sˈiːm, haʊˈɛvɚ, ðæt ᵻlˈiːnɚz fɹˈɛndz wɜː dɪtˈɜːmɪnd tʊ ɪfˈeɪs ɪn sˌʌm dᵻɡɹˈiː ðə skˈændəl wˌɪtʃ ðɛɹ ʌnwˈaɪz hˈeɪst hæd əkˈeɪʒənd, ænd ðeɪ ɹᵻtˈælɪˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ spɹˈɛdɪŋ ɹᵻpˈɔːɹts ɪndʒˈʊɹɹiəs tə ðə kˈæɹɪktɚɹ ʌvðə pɹˈaɪɔːɹˌɛs.